Welcome to this meditation to release stress.
Get comfortable wherever you are.
Take a nice deep inhale of your breath and slowly release the air.
Do that again.
Take a long deep inhale of your breath and then slowly release.
Practice this a few more times.
And with each exhale,
I would like you to send off any thoughts or concerns that may be lingering.
As you continue to breathe,
Remind yourself that you are safe.
You are safe right where you are.
And these next few moments are just for you.
All of the worries you carry can be laid aside as you care for yourself in the most spiritual and beautiful way.
Now bring your attention to your body and check to see if you are perfectly comfortable.
Is it possible you could be 5 or even 10% more comfortable?
Make those adjustments now as we begin to deeply and fully relax and let go of any thoughts that prevent you from being in this moment.
Bring your attention to your feet.
Feel the heaviness of your soles.
Still and relaxed.
Visualize the tension drifting out of your feet.
Grateful for the work they perform for you each day.
Giving them time to rest and recuperate.
Check in with your calves.
Release any tension you may be carrying in your calves.
Keep them free from restriction.
And continue to sink deeply into a quiet space.
Move attention to your thigh.
Feel the warmth and heaviness as your physical body gets heavier with each breath more and more relaxed.
If you notice any thoughts of the day drifting in,
Gently send the thought on its way,
Visualizing the thought coming in from one ear and then drifting out the other ear.
Do not judge.
Just release the thought and continue with your long,
Deep inhale and exhale.
Gently bring your attention back to your torso.
Notice the rhythm of your breath as your chest rises and falls with each exhalation.
Sink even deeper into the rhythm of the breath,
Relaxing your arms even further into comfort,
Allowing yourself to be deserving of this time to reconnect with oneness.
Take notice of your shoulders.
Feel the heaviness of your shoulders and the weight of the day further slipping away as you discover the peace and quiet in relaxation.
Notice the beat of your heart as it slows to match the quiet space you have created.
Gently relax your jaw,
Your cheeks,
Your eyes,
Your brow,
And your head and neck further into stillness.
Remind yourself you are perfectly safe where you are.
Remain here in this rhythmic space of beat and breath and allow each exhale to carry you deeper and deeper into stillness.
